Los Angeles Sex Therapist & Psychotherapist

As a Los Angeles Sex Therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I provide Sex Therapy, Erectile Dysfunction Therapy and General Psychotherapy in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. My approach includes a combination of challenging self defeating thoughts, uncovering how your family and childhood may have impacted you, incorporating mindfulness techniques, and learning new behaviors to begin to live the life you deserve!

In addition to specializing in Sex Therapy and Erectile Dysfunction Therapy, I work with clients struggling with Grief and Loss, Adult Children of Alcoholics or Dysfunctional Families, Depression, Anxiety, Codependency, Relationship or Couple Issues, and I offer premarital counseling.

Whether you identify with any of the above issues, or you are simply looking to create positive changes in your life, today you are one step closer to a new you–a “you” who feels empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being.

Please call or email me for an individual or couples therapy consultation today.

FAQ’s

Sex Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that focuses more specifically on sexual concerns. It requires special training and knowledge to address sexual dysfunction concerns, explore sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender, and to provide education and access to sexuality resources.

A Certified Sex Therapist is a licensed mental health professional who has also undergone the rigorous training program set forth by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). This includes 150 hours of specialized sexuality education, 5o hours of supervision with a Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor, and 300 hours of clinical experience working with sexual concurs. To learn more about the requirements to be a Certified Sex Therapist click here.

I work with both individuals and couples. After conducting an assessment with either the individual or couple, I will have a better sense of what will be the best course of action. I will let you know how I believe would be best to proceed at that point.

I am trained in both sex therapy and general psychotherapy, so I am trained to help you with all of the above. Sometimes sexual concerns might be at the forefront of your stress. Other times it might be challenges at work, with your family, or the pain of a recent loss. Because we are human and cannot “compartmentalize” these issues, I believe in being flexible to address whatever is most pressing for you as the client.

Therapy is most beneficial when attended weekly. The first few sessions are an opportunity for you and I to get to know each other. I will conduct an intake which includes questions about your health, mood, family history, personal beliefs, and sexual and relationship histories. Once we have completed these questions, I will have a better picture of who you are and how I can help. There may be weeks when it feels like “I have nothing to talk about today.” These are often the days we will be able to dive the deepest, as there is no immediate problem solving or crisis management needed. For clients who have attended therapy for a long time, it may be appropriate at a certain point to move to every other week. For newer clients, every other week therapy often results in a lot of “catching up” and can prevent us from being able to explore some of the deeper relational or behavioral issues that you were initially seeking help for.

My fee for therapy is $175 per session (50 minutes) for individuals and $250 for an initial session (80 minutes) with couples. If I find that 80 minutes is not clinically necessary, then we can discuss doing 50 minute couple sessions at the rate of $175. I am not “in network” with any particular insurance provider, and for that reason I require payment up front. However, I can provide you a with a superbill at the end of each month. It will be at the discretion of your insurance company as to whether or not you will be reimbursed for session fees. To find out if your insurance will cover therapy, you’ll want to ask about your “Out of network mental health benefits” as well as if you need to meet your deductible before those benefits apply. I offer a few sliding scale spaces in my practice. Sliding scale is determined by your household income as well as my availability. If my fees are out of your financial range, I also recommend contacting my intern Julie Morris at www.JulieMorrisCounseling.com. Her fee is $125 session with some sliding scale based on income and availability, and I provide direct supervision for all of her cases.